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Apple removes WhatsApp, Threads from China app store on government order

Apple removed Meta's WhatsApp and Threads apps from the App Store in China due to Chinese authorities' national security concerns.
Chinese officials cited national security concerns as the reason for the removal of certain messaging apps from China's App Store.
Signal and Telegram were also removed from China's App Store, along with Meta's messaging apps.

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The Guardian

Apple removes WhatsApp and Threads from Chinese App Store

Apple says Chinese government ordered it to remove two Meta-owned apps for ‘national security’ reasonsApple has removed WhatsApp and Threads from its Chinese App Store after the Chinese government ordered it to do so for “national security” reasons.Apple confirmed it had withdrawn the two apps – both owned by Meta, also the owner of Facebook – under instruction from the Cyberspace Administration of China, which regulates and censors China’s high…

14 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads from China app store after Beijing order

14 days ago·United Kingdom

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NDTV

Apple Pulls WhatsApp, Threads From China App Store After Beijing Order

Apple said on Friday it had removed Meta Platforms' WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China after being ordered to do so by the Chinese government, which cited national security concerns. Telegram and Signal - two other foreign messaging apps - were also removed from the store on Friday, according to app tracking firms Qimai and AppMagic. The removal of the four apps suggests growing intolerance on the part of China's central government…

13 days ago·New Delhi, India

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Associated Press News

Apple pulls WhatsApp and Threads from App Store on Beijing's orders

Apple says it has removed Meta’s WhatsApp messaging app and its Threads social media app from the App Store in China on Beijing’s orders. Apple said that the apps were

13 days ago·United States

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